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    (drains the heart muscle itself)→Right Ventricle→pulmonary semilunar valves→lungs→pulmonary veins→left atrium→bicuspid valve→left ventricle→aortic semilunar valve→systemic circuit. What the valves do: • Prevent backflow into the atria and ventricles‚ ensuring that blood only flows one way through the heart. what vessels bring blood to the heart and take blood away‚ etc... Veins from the systemic circuit bring deoxygenated blood back to the heart‚ while veins from the pulmonary circuit bring

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    Task 4 (P4) P4: Explain the physiology of two named body systems in relation to energy metabolism in the body In your role as a health and social care professional in a respite care home you have been asked to prepare a booklet to explain to your client group how the body requires and uses energy. You should produce an information booklet that gives an overview of how energy is produced and utilised in the body. You booklet should include information on: * Energy forms * Energy

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    The body system that most interests me is the cardiovascular system‚ I chose this system because I’m fascinated with how the heart works and how the blood flows throughout our whole body. The heart is a muscle that contracts which allows blood to be pushed throughout the body. The heart provides many nutrients and blood to the whole body along with many vital organs. The heart is spilt into four chambers: the right atrium‚ left atrium‚ left ventricle‚ and right ventricle. The blood flow starts in

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    the loss of existing resources. Stuart wrote a blog post about this incident entitled “Mummy I lost my MP3!“. Stuart felt that “My MP3 problem shows to me that the argument that the ‘cloud’ is too unstable doesn’t hold water … because institutional systems are open to the same criticisms“. Stuart concluded that “My solution to my MP3 problem will probably lie in the ‘cloud’ I’ll find a suitable archiving host that I like and also keep a backup offline (like I should have done in the first place) and

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    as a whole. This requires body to communicate with the organs‚ this is established through two very highly specialized systems; nervous system and endocrine system‚ they use electrical impulses and hormones to communicate respectively1. It is vital for our body to maintain homeostasis for our survival‚ this ability of the body allows us to adapt to our environment which is why we can live in a variety of different settings3. The mechanism of every homeostatic control has three interdependent components;

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    I thought the film seemed much longer‚ but reading the play it felt like a faster pace to me‚ because I was in more control of how I read it‚ and that I was more engaged in the story‚ wanting to know what happens next! But watching the film‚ I already know‚ so I knew what was coming‚ but the film did show a great portrayal of the story. After reading the play‚ the part of the film I was satisfied with was Walter was intense just like I imagined. I also was satisfied with the end of the movie how

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    Because What We are of What We Believe For every generation‚ there is a destiny. For some history decides‚ for this generation the choice must be our own. Our destiny in the midst of change will rest upon the changed character of our people and on their faith. In a land of great wealth‚ families must not live in hopeless poverty. In a land rich in harvest‚ children must not be hungry. In a land of healing miracles‚ neighbors must not suffer and die untended. In a great land of learning and

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    Cardiovascular and Lymphatic-Immune Systems Worksheet Cardiovascular System Label the parts of the organ or structure‚ and describe the structure and its function. NumberStructureCharacteristics Function 1Left ventricleIt is the thickest of all the chambers. After flowing into the left atrium and through the mitral valve‚ blood enters the left ventricle before it is pumped out through the aortic valve into the aortic arch and onward to the rest of the body.Pumps oxygenated blood to tissues all over

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    Chapter 2 “The Primal Question: What Are We?” In book “What If: Religious Themes in Science Fiction”; the second chapter‚ “The Primal Question: What Are We?” Mike Alsford talks about science fiction as anthropology and how he has grouped the understanding of human beings into four categories: Subjects; Agents; Contingent; and Relational/Social. Alsford uses a lot of science fiction TV; Movies; and novels references to explain his conclusion as to “What Are We.” Science fiction as anthropology

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    accessory digestive organ? a. liver b. tongue c. stomach d. pancreas 2. What part of the digestive system where mechanical digestion happens? a. mouth b. rectum c. stomach d. esophagus 3. The throat is divided into two separate tubes: the trachea and the esophagus. Which of the organs prevents food from entering the trachea? a. The uvula b. The tongue c. The trachea d. The epiglottis 4. What is the main functions of the digestive system? a. ingestion and digestion

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